Hear me out: September is actually the beginning of the new year.
Read moreLunchtime Poll with Delise Torres
Delise Torres grew up in Puerto Rico, watching telenovelas and re-enacting scenes with her Barbies. Once she outgrew her dolls, she turned to daydreaming, and it wasn’t until her late thirties when she finally put her own stories to paper, and her passion for writing was born.
She has a PhD in Food Science and former work experience as a quality assurance manager in the food industry. When not writing, you can find her trying to time-manage her life, singing, reading, and streaming shows and movies. She lives in Germany with her daughter and German husband. Her first novel, One Tough Cookie, came out last year from Alcove Press.
Delise and I met through a writing challenge on Instagram in 2021 and bonded over the fact that we were both Women’s Fiction writers about to start querying our first books. In 2023, our books debuted within a month of each other. Delise is a wonderful writer, marketer, and supporter of the writing community, and I’m thrilled to introduce her as this month’s guest author.
Read moreGen X is Having a Moment (and I Feel Fine)
Now, I’m not saying I started something, but since my book release last June, there’s been a definite uptick in entertainment featuring over 40 protagonists.
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Read moreBookish BFFs, Pt 2: Jennifer interviews Joanna
Meet Joanna
Joanna Monahan lives in North Carolina with her husband, their two children, and one hangry cat.
Before she began writing Women’s Fiction, Joanna worked in marketing and special events. She also spent two years as a professional organizer.
When she isn’t writing, Joanna enjoys theater, baseball, and bookmarking recipes she will never make. A child of the 80s, she regrets that she no longer receives pizza coupons in exchange for reading books.
As part of our dual celebration of book birthdays (Jen’s main characters’ shared nativity on June 13, Joanna: SOMETHING BETTER turns 1 June 20th), Jen flipped the script and interviewed me!
Read moreBookish BFFs, Pt 1: Meet Jennifer Brasington-Crowley
When I started these lunchtime polls last year, I knew right away that my next guest would occupy the June 2024 slot. That’s because all of her major characters share a June 13 birthday. So I am thrilled to celebrate today by sharing a little bit about my bookish bestie, author of the Raven Song and Stillwaters series, Jennifer Brasington-Crowley.
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